American Athletic

East Carolina Pirates

Greenville, North Carolina

Season

East Carolina

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 192 193

Points / Game 24.0 24.1

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,810 2,692

Plays 545 550

Yards / Play 5.16 4.89

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 300 326

Rushing Yards 1,318 1,119

Yards / Attempt 4.39 3.43

Rushing Touchdowns 9 12

Passing

Pass Completions 144 128

Pass Attempts 245 224

Completion % 58.8% 57.1%

Net Passing Yards 1,492 1,573

Yards / Attempt 6.09 7.02

Passing Touchdowns 12 6

Interceptions Thrown 7 8

First Downs

First Downs 146 150

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 35 36

3rd Down Attempts 112 114

3rd Down % 31.2% 31.6%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 9 4

4th Down Attempts 17 7

4th Down % 52.9% 57.1%

Turnovers

Turnovers 14 12

Fumbles Lost 7 4

Interceptions Thrown 7 8

Fumbles Recovered 4 7

Defense

Sacks 20 17

Tackles for Loss 70 44

Interceptions 8 7

Interception Return Yards 104 107

Interception Return Touchdowns 2 2

Penalties

Penalties 49 63

Penalty Yards 452 488

Possession

Possession Time 223:36 256:20

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 6 11

Kick Return Yards 144 188

Yards / Return 24.00 17.09

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 16 14

Punt Return Yards 36 152

Yards / Return 2.25 10.86

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.25

Success Rate 38.5%

PPA 0.025

Explosiveness 1.176

Opportunities 48

Drives 103

Plays 551

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 16.7%

Power Success 75.0%

Line Yards 2.95

Second-Level Yards 0.97

Open-Field Yards 1.24

Line Yards Total 832

Second-Level Yards Total 274

Open-Field Yards Total 349

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 39.0%

PPA 0.008

Explosiveness 0.898

Play Rate 51.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 37.8%

PPA 0.086

Explosiveness 1.489

Play Rate 45.6%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 45.1%

Standard Downs PPA 0.027

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.958

Standard Downs Rate 66.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate 25.1%

Passing Downs PPA 0.021

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.961

Passing Downs Rate 33.2%

Field Position

Average Start 71.5

Average Predicted Points 1.301

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 17.8%

Front Seven Havoc 10.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.370

Adjusted Success Rate -0.8%

Adjusted PPA -0.059

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.032

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.029

Adjusted Stuff Rate 1.9%

Adjusted Power Success 5.2%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed -0.5%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.16

Success Rate Allowed 36.7%

PPA Allowed -0.000

Explosiveness Allowed 1.236

Opportunities Faced 44

Drives Faced 103

Plays Faced 553

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 28.7%

Power Success Allowed 63.6%

Line Yards Allowed 2.40

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.04

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.88

Line Yards Total Allowed 726

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 315

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 38.0%

PPA Allowed 0.026

Explosiveness Allowed 1.020

Play Rate Faced 54.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 36.1%

PPA Allowed 0.030

Explosiveness Allowed 1.543

Play Rate Faced 43.0%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 39.9%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.123

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.856

Standard Downs Rate Faced 61.7%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 31.6%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.198

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.008

Passing Downs Rate Faced 38.3%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.8

Average Predicted Points -1.255

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 19.5%

Front Seven Havoc 14.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.7%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.551

Adjusted Success Rate 6.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.157

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.034

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.352

Adjusted Stuff Rate 9.7%

Adjusted Power Success 19.4%

Adjusted Havoc 2.0%